Article by World Coalition Against the Death Penalty published on July 14th, 2015

The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty takes the opportunity to support the call of the United Nations Special Rapporteurs on Summary Executions and on Torture, for the establishment of a federal moratorium on the death penalty.

In Asia, death penalty for drug offences is one of the major issues. During the regional congress, two sessions addressed this issue. It is also the theme of this years’ World Day against the Death Penalty on 10 October 2015.

The World Coalition’s objective is the ratification of the international and regional protocols on the abolition of the death penalty by all the states that have abolished the death penalty in law or in practice.

In December 2014, the United Nations’ General Assembly voted on a new resolution for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty.
Following the four previous resolutions, the Coalition continued its
action in favour of a global moratorium.